Can opener



March 19, 1963 E. J. DANIELY CAN OPENER Filed June 28, 1962 FIG. 2.

INV EN TOR E lm er J. Daniel) T atent Patented Mar. 1 9, 1 963 free enemas CAN @PENER Elmer J. Daniely, 2817 4th Ave. N., Texas City, Tex. Filed June 28, 1962, Ser. No. 205,937 7 Claims. (1. 39-61) This invention relates to one of the most useful of all well knOWn items, namely the can opener and more particularly a can opener adapted to the opening of beer cans and the like.

It is the wish of nearly every person whoever travels and has to stay overnight in a hotel that they will find a can opener in their room, particularly on a hot night for the opening of beer cans and the like. While it is true that many hotels do supply can openers in rooms, they are the type that are easily lost, misplaced or accidentally taken away in ones luggage when packing and are thus not available for the next tenant of the room.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a can opener of the character herein described that can be permanently secured to the door jamb of a hotel room or the like for the expressed purpose of opening beer cans.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener of the character described that is fool proof in its operation and will not easily break or otherwise become inoperative.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener of the character described that is fully automatic in its operation.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener of the character described that can be manufactured and retailed at a price attractive to every hotel owner or in fact any other person who desires a device of this type.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener that can readily be mounted on any door jamb, wall or other vertical surface regardless of their lack of mechanical skill so long as they have the use of a screwdriver.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener of the character described that can be manufactured from any desired material such as sheet metal or plastic or it can be a cast metal device if so desired.

Another object of this invention is to provide a can opener that can also 'be adapted to uses other than that of opening beer cans in hotel rooms where it may be mounted on the wall or door jarnb, but can also be used for opening oil cans and the like in garages or it can be mounted in ones kitchen for the opening of any can by puncturing the top in two predetermined places.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a can opener that can readily be made adjustable for the opening of any size of can or the like.

Other and further objects and advantages of this can opener will be hereinafter described, and the novel features thereof defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a pictorial view of this invention in use. The can is shown in phantom lines.

FIGURE 2 is a side view of this invention mounted on a wall or the like.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, there is generally indicated by the character 5 a frame having the configuration of an inverted capital letter U to the back of which is secured (or formed as a part thereof) a pair of spaced mounting ears 6 each ear of which has a centrally located opening therein for the reception of a mounting screw 7. A lever 8 is provided with a pair of downwardly turned supporting lugs 9 at right angle thereto, one lug of which is located on each side thereof and is mounted within the sides of the aforesaid frame 5 as clearly shown in the appended drawings where it is also seen that the outer end of the aforesaid lever 8 terminates in a handle 10 while a pair of spaced V-shaped punches 11 is correctly located on the underside of the aforesaid lever 8 which has one end held in place in the already mentioned inverted U-shaped frame 5 by means of a pin '12 passing through both the aforesaid supporting lugs 9 and terminating in the sides 13 of the aforesaid frame 5. A can support 14 having a top plan configuration of a letter U is mounted on a pair of spaced L-shaped members 15 that are hingeably within the lower portion of the aforesaid inverted U-shaped frame 5 by means of a mounting pin 16 that is parallel to the already mentioned pin 12 which like that pin also terminates in the sides 13 of this novel invention. A third pin 17 is located between the lugs 9 of the lever 8. Each end of the pin 17 is secured to one of the lugs 9 thereby providing a means of attachment for the upper end of the resilient steel link bar 18 which has its upper end encircling the aforesaid pin while the lower end of the same link bar encircles the pin 19 that is parallel to the already mentioned mounting pin 16. Pin 19 has each end terminating in securement to the lug 20 of the L-shaped members 15 as one can readily see on examination of the appended drawing.

The construction of this new and novel invention of a can opener has now been described in detail and it only remains to mount the same on say a wall 21 by means of the already mentioned mounting screws 7. The can opener normally remains in the position shown in FIG- URE 2 of the appended drawing where it can be seen that the can support 14 is in a vertical position as is the lever 8 and its handle 10 which overlaps the aforesaid can support 14 when the invention is not in use. When ever one desires to open a can with this invention they have only to raise the handle 16 of lever 8 so the lever is slightly above the horizontal and then place the bottom of a can 22 on top of the can support 14 which has dropped down into a horizontal position and then bring the handle it} downward so that the pair of V- shaped punches 11 mounted on the underside of lever 8 of which the handle 16 is a part pierce the top of the can 22 after which the lever 8 is raised by its handle 1t and the can 21 is removed. When the handle lid of the lever 8 is dropped the aforesaid link bar 18 which is attached to both the lever 8 and the L-shaped members 15 supporting the can support 14 will force the can support 11 and its hingeably attached associated members to swing upward in an outway position. Although not shown in the appended drawings, it is quite possible to manufacture this invention in such a manner that it will be adjustable to height of a can one may desire to open by puncturing its top as herein described.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided a can opener which accomplishes all of the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it will be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

In accordance with the provisions of the United States patent statutes, as stated in the United States Code Title 35, Patents, I have now described the principle of construction and operation of my invention of a can opener in the form which I personally consider the best embodiment thereof, and what I now claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same and mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanisrn in a vertical position when not in use.

2. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening inthe center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same and mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical position when not in use.

3. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening in the center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand lever operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same and mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical position when not in use.

4. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening in the center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand lever operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same by means of a pair of spaced V-shaped punches secured to the underside of the said lever and mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical position when not in use.

5. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening in the center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand lever operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same by means of a pair of spaced 50 V-shaped punches secured to the underside of the said lever and a link bar mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical position when not in use.

6. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening in the center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand lever operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same by means of a pair of spaced V-shaped punches secured to the underside of the said lever and a link bar embodying a pair of supporting lugs at one end thereof each lug being at right angle to the said lever and adapted to hingeable mounting within the confines of the sides of the said inverted U-shaped frame by means of a horizontally disposed pin extending from one side of the said frame through each said lug and on into the other side of the said frame mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical posi tion when not in use.

7. An invention of the character described comprising an inverted U-shaped frame having structure in the form of a plurality of mounting ears at right angle to the said U-shaped frame, each one of the said ears being provided with an opening in the center thereof for the reception of a mounting screw for securement of the said invention to any vertically disposed surface and hand lever operated mechanism adapted to both hold a can and pierce the top of the same by means of a pair of spaced V-shaped punches secured to the underside of the said lever and a link bar embodying a pair of supporting lugs at one end thereof each lug being at right angle to the said lever and adapted to hingeable mounting within the confines of the sides of the said inverted U-shaped frame by means of a horizontally disposed pin extending from one side of the said frame through each said lug and on into the other side of the said frame mechanism adapted to swing the can holding and piercing mechanism in a vertical position when not in use, the can holding mechanism embodying a U-shaped can support having a portion of a pair of spaced L-shaped members secured to the underside thereof while the lug portion of each L-shaped member is hingeably mounted inside the said inverted U-shaped frame to which they are secured by a horizontally disposed pin extending from one side of the said frame through each said lug and on into the other side of the said frame.

References Qited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,567,457 Weller Sept. 11, 1951 2,571,310 Thiem Oct. 16, 1951 2,712,690 Heaviside July 12, 1955 

1. AN INVENTION OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING AN INVERTED U-SHAPED FRAME HAVING STRUCTURE FOR SECUREMENT OF THE SAID INVENTION TO ANY VERTICALLY DISPOSED SURFACE AND HAND OPERATED MECHANISM ADAPTED TO BOTH HOLD A CAN AND PIERCE THE TOP OF THE SAME AND MECHANISM ADAPTED TO SWING THE CAN HOLDING AND PIERCING MECHANISM IN A VERTICAL POSITION WHEN NOT IN USE. 